Living In Melbourne

Something's always on in Melbourne.

I really haven't done enough things of interest to justify writing a blog post but I thought I'd let the 5 or so people who actually read this thing know that I'm still alive etc.

It's not something you notice until you look back on it, but Melbourne always has something going on.

I've been here for a month now and during that time there's been 'fesitvals' galore. First of all there was the tennis, then there was St Kilda festival, then the week after that was White Night. White Night was weird, it was essentially a cultural festival I suppose and all over the CBD were light works, films, art, buskers, musicians you name it. There was even a woman who, for 24 hours, had a ridiculous amount of hay and was threading it round here to make some sort of birds nest... I really didn't get it. The events ran from 7am till 7pm and got more confusing and weird as the night went on to say the least. Apparently this is only the 3rd year it's been on and was ridiculously busy with around 150,000 people in the city apparently.

This week there's currently a food and wine week going on, before one of the biggest festivals in the World is here next Sunday during it's tour of Australia (Future music festival) and the week after that the Grand Prix is here.

I do love Melbourne and the fact that there's always something to do at the weekend week in week out. I've never seen myself as a city person but if I was ever rich enough I would love to live in Melbourne one day.

Anyway, White Night is essentially the only thing of any interest I've done this week!

Apart from another couple of decent trips to the MCG to see Bangladesh V Sri Lanka and India V South Africa (don't worry I'm not going back until the quarter-finals in three weeks now) and watching ridiculous amounts of the World Cup on the big screen by the river, my weeks been occupied with getting a job.

I've basically decided that I've seen the majority of the sights in Melbourne and so I've become less of a traveller and more of a resident. I've also decided that New Zealand is a must see from the amount of people who have recommended it to me and that by committing myself to this hostel for another month because of the World Cup final I need more money.

Well... need is an exaggeration for sure, it would probably be do-able without a job but it's a great way to meet people and it's something to do as well. 

Don't judge me too much, but its door to door selling... This basically means that by the end of my time in Melbourne I'll be hated by about 80% of the population from knocking on their doors all the time but money's money... Even if its commission only!

I start tomorrow so who knows, this time next week I might have hated it so much that I am no longer working... We'll see.

For now though, tara.